Dear Boy: the Life of Keith Moon: the Life of Keith Moon - Softcover

Tony Fletcher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711977321 ISBN 13: 9780711977327

Publisher: Omnibus Press, 1999

Synopsis

A biography of Keith Moon, the drummer with the Who, who died in 1978. Information was gathered from friends and family, and associates in the music industry such as Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, and Kenny Jones, and the author suggests that Moon's substance abuse brought on schizophrenic tendencies.

About this title

About the Author:

Tony Fletcher has written books on R.E.M and Echo and the Bunnymen and has contributed to magazines, newspapers and television shows all over the world and has worked extensively as a DJ and A&R consultant.

Review:

'Horrific and terrific reading' Q 'As his biographer, Tony Fletcher observes, Keith Moon, legendary drummer with The Who was one of the most flamboyant drummers in rock. Binging on drink and drugs, famously driving his lilac rolls royce into a swimming poo, Moon the Loon was an exploding time-bomb. SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

About this edition

• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0711977321
• ISBN 13: 9780711977327
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 587